Hi Ho Hi Ho its off to Unemployment Land I go!!

How does anyone handle this? I only lost my job 10 days ago so I haven't been in this situation for very long, but unemployment is becoming a bit of a dilemma for me. I enjoy my new found freedom. My previous job caused me so much stress that I was gaining weight at an alarming rate and my hair was falling out in handfuls. All that has stopped now that I no longer work there. Unfortunately, the bills are starting to creep up on me and I don't know how I am going to pay them. Unlike some who put money into savings or some sort of retirement plan, I never seemed to have enough money to put away. And now that I see the value of saving I don't have the income to do so.

As for the job search, there don't seem to be many jobs that I am educationally qualified to apply for. Not to mention the really weird tests they make you take now. You know, the ones where they ask you the same questions over and over again in different ways to try to trip you up. I don't know about anyone else but I have a hard time remembering each question and my answer so that automatically rules me out. Oh! And by the way....you cannot be honest and pass that test either. They don't want honesty. They want someone who says what they want to hear. Somehow that doesn't seem to be a good thing at all. I miss out on gainful employment and the employer misses out on a good employee. How many others have the same problem? How many otherwise qualified people were denied a job because some dink decided this questionaire was a good idea? I think a lot of employers are missing out on some excellent employees because of this garbage. What ever happened to the face to face application process? I don't recall there being anything wrong with that process at all. The employer got the basic qualifications and determined if you were eligible for the job by those alone. Now you have to have a psych evaluation before you even get to apply. The rest is what training and probationary employment are for.

And who's idea was it to send jobs overseas????? I would like to find that idiot and kick them in the shins. There certainly are enough people in this country (USA) looking for gainful employment and most would be willing to work no matter what the pay. I know I am. Right now I will take a minimum wage job and find ways to live within that. When it comes right down to it the only needs I have are shelter, electricity and food. I can find ways to get along without the rest. It would be rough, but I could do it.

Someone let me know if I am wrong. I don't think I am, but I'm certainly willing to listen to a differing opinion on the subject.